J03.9Dagger codeAsterisk code

Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

Acute tonsillitis

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GuidelinesTonsillitis And PharyngitisEar, Nose and Throat Conditions
GuidelinesTonsillitis, Complicated (Peritonsillar Cellulitis, Peritonsillar Abscess)Description Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: J03.9 DESCRIPTION An infective process involving the tonsils with spread of infection into the adjacent tissue. It must be differentiated from hypertrophy of the tonsils without infection and a viral upper respiratory tract infection (these are associated with rhinorrhoea , nasal conges